Cabinet has approved principles for the amendment of the Zimbabwe Citizenship Bill as Government works on ensuring that people born in the country are granted dual citizenship in line with the new Constitution adopted in 2013. Briefing journalists after yesterday’s […]
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 26 February 2019: West Africa is today celebrating the fourth anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration on the eradication of statelessness, adopted by all the Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Four years after their […]
By Mustafa Mahmoud On the 18th of February 2019, the government of Kenya rolled out the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS), more popularly known as Huduma Namba (Swahili for “Service Number”). The system is intended to create and operate […]
By Calum Handforth, Insights Manager (Digital Identity); Matthew Wilson, Senior Insights Manager (Digital Identit Official proof of identity is fundamental to an individual’s ability to enforce their rights and secure access to a wide range of vital services such as […]
By Calum Handforth, Insights Manager (Digital Identity); Matthew Wilson, Senior Insights Manager (Digital Identity) Official proof of identity is fundamental to an individual’s ability to enforce their rights and secure access to a wide range of vital services such as […]
By Calum Handforth, Insights Manager (Digital Identity); Matthew Wilson, Senior Insights Manager (Digital Identity) Introduction Official proof of identity is fundamental to an individual’s ability to enforce their rights and secure access to a wide range of vital services such […]
She faces prohibitive costs and may lose her job By Bernard Chiguvare Since 2008, Melody* has been living and working in South Africa. She is legally in the country with a Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP), but her two children need […]
La Loi No.61-025 du 09 octobre 1961 est abrogée. Article 45: Les déclarations de naissance doivent être faites dans les trente jours de la naissance. Article 46: L’acte de naissance doit énoncer – le jour, l’heure et le lieu de […]
« C’est la sage-femme qui sera chargée de transmettre le reçu de naissance de votre enfant au sous-préfet pour éviter aux parents de retarder l’établissement de la pièce de l’enfant ». Cette information a été livrée, le lundi 18 février 2019, à […]
Dans la localité de Ngoura située dans le département du Lom et Djerem de la région de l’Est du Cameroun, les chiffres continuent d’inquiéter. A l’établissement scolaire anglophone appelé Government bilingual school qui enregistre pour cette année 2018-2019, 70 élèves […]
By Maureen Kakah The battle against a platform for digitising and centralising citizens and foreigners’ records was taken to court Monday. Kenya Human Rights Commission wants the government stopped from implementing the National Integrated Identification Management System (Niims). KHRC sued […]
By KEVIN CHERUIYOT Kenya Human Rights Commission has moved to court challenging the pilot programme of the National Integrated Identity Management System dubbed ‘Huduma Namba’. The government on Monday started testing the Sh6 billion plan to register 50 million Kenyans for […]